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Taşbulak

Taşbulak /taʃbuˈɫak/ ASCII Tasbulak

“stone spring”2

Probable origin Taşbulak: root entries for taş + bulak · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Taşbulak?

Taşbulak

IPA /taʃbuˈɫak/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Taşbulak mean?

‘Stone spring, water welling up from rock’. According to Nişanyan, bulak comes from Old Turkic bulak ‘spring’, from bula-/bulġa- ‘to boil, bubble’; taş continues Old Turkic tāş ‘stone’. The name is a landscape image like many village names.1,2

Grammar taş + bulak.

That Taşbulak goes back to taş and bulak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Taşbulak made of?

Taşbulak is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: taş (taş: stone) + bulak (bulak: spring, source).

Taşbulak + first element taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” root bulak bulak: spring, source TURKIC bulak “spring” Taşbulak taş first element taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone” bulak root bulak: spring, source bulak TURKIC “spring”
Taşbulak: parts and root words

How was the name Taşbulak formed?

Taşbulak was formed by joining taş (“taş: stone”) and bulak (“bulak: spring, source”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Taşbulak?

Taşbulak Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taşbulak?

  1. Yağız Göktuğ Taşbulak association football player 1991–

People surnamed Taşbulak as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Taşbulak written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Tasbulak.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Taşbulak?

Taşpınar, Kayapınar and Kayasu share gloss keywords with Taşbulak within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Taşbulak?

Read the root, formation and register information for Taşbulak alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bulak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Taşbulak

Q1

What does the surname Taşbulak mean?

‘Stone spring, water welling up from rock’. According to Nişanyan, bulak comes from Old Turkic bulak ‘spring’, from bula-/bulġa- ‘to boil, bubble’; taş continues Old Turkic tāş ‘stone’. The name is a landscape image like many village names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşbulak?

Taşbulak is made up of two elements: taş “stone” (Turkic) and bulak “spring” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşbulak?

Taş·bu·lak, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃbuˈɫak/.